Stella & Rose's Books

WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT: 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Written by Michael Rosen. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.
Stock no. 1326247
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Large oblong format. Matt pictorial boards with title to spine. Full page colour and b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781406319408. A couple of page corner tips creased else covers and contents fine. Slipcase is just a tiny bit bumped and rubbed at edges and has a small split at top edge.

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MELISANDE
Written by E. Nesbit. Illustrated by P.J. Lynch.
Stock no. 1326246
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1989. Good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

With an introduction by Naomi Lewis. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0744511054. Covers unfortunately are badly damp(?) stained and edge rubbed. Contents fine and dustwrapper slightly rubbed at spine and corners.

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ENGLISH LANTERN CLOCKS
Written by George White.
Stock no. 1826928
Published by Antique Collectors' Club. Circa 1989. Good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A definitive study covering the history, mechanism, restoration and conservation of the lantern clock. Large, heavy format. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. 8 colour plates, numerous b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0907462332. Boards clean and bright. Text block grubby. Surface paper damage to front endpaper caused by removal of labels. Title page is MISSING. Colour plate 1 has a two line ink stamp to lower margin, text crossed out with black felt-tip pen. (Suspect possibly EX-LIB). Couple of small patches of surface paper loss to rear pastedown. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners, has a small closed tear to lower front corner repaired with clear tape to verso, creasing to horizontal edges and a little grubby to top of front panel, slight surface paper loss to lower spine. Overall a decent copy at a lower price due to faults.

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THE COMPLETE TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Helen Smithson.
Stock no. 1826927
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Very good condition.

An omnibus volume containing Kiss Kiss, Over to You, Switch Bitch, Someone Like You, and eight further Tales of the Unexpected. Pictorial boards, red title to spine. Black endpapers. Colour plates. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed, has a few minor marks and is knocked on one open corner.

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THE BEST OF DOROTHY PARKER
Written by Dorothy Parker; Mervyn Horder. Illustrated by Helen Smithson.
Stock no. 1826926
Published by Folio Society. 1997. Very good condition.

Introduction by Mervyn Horder. Grey glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Third printing. Base of text block marked and minor mark to lower margin of page 21. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few minor grubby marks.

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MEDITATIONS AND OTHER WRITINGS
Written by Rene Descartes; Nicholas Humphrey; Desmond M. Clarke. Illustrated by Shout.
Stock no. 1826925
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2011. Very good condition.

Introduced by Nicholas Humphrey. Translated and edited by Desmond Clarke. Grey cloth spine with gilt title, yellow pictorial paper boards. Frontis plus 10 colour illustrations. A lovely copy, feels unread. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few white marks to spine and is scuffed to sides.

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MY FAMILY AND OTHER ANIMALS
Written by Gerald Durrell. Illustrated by Paul Cox.
Stock no. 1826924
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth with burgundy title on spine. Brown and cream decorated endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. Introduced by Michael Morpurgo. Minor corner crease to one illustration, top corner. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some white marks to spine and is scuffed to sides.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1952 - MORE RUPERT ADVENTURES
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1326245
Published by Daily Express. 1952. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards - Rupert waving from tree branch. 1st story Rupert & the Mare's Nest. 120 pages. 10 x 7 ins. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some foxspots to covers and some light scratch marks to front cover. Light vertical crease to centre of front cover. Inscription in pink ink above belongs to box and name (in same ink) in belongs to box. Price-cut. Puzzle pages clean. Light fingermarks to a couple of page margins. A nice copy of the original 1952 annual.

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WILLIAM THE EXPLORER
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326244
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt titles and vignette of William to spine. B/w illustrations throughout. 256 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Pale page browning else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1938 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1326243
Published by Daily Express. 1989. Slightly better than very good condition.

Reproduction of the third Rupert annual. Pictorial paper-covered boards showing Rupert waving from a tree. Red cloth spine. Red, black and white pictures throughout. 125 pages. ISBN: 0850791979. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. This is copy no. 6236. Comes with wrap-around band.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1937 (FACSIMILE) - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1326242
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1986. Slightly better than very good condition.

A limited and numbered reproduction of the 1937 Rupert annual. 123 pages. Red cloth spine, pictorial paper boards. Red and black illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0850791650. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Covers ever so slightly grubby. Contents fine. This is copy no. 1784.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1939 (FACSIMILE) - THE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1326241
Published by Daily Express. 1991. Nearly fine condition.

Facsimile of the 4th Rupert annual (1939). Colour pictorial boards, red cloth spine. Black/red/white illustrations throughout. 125 pages. The 'look and feel' of the original perfectly captured by this magnificent reproduction. ISBN: 085079241X. Slight rubbing to corners and also to spine edge of front cover. Contents fine.

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